Is the term Freshman an epithet?

Answer 1

certainly not. it is however a term such as privet or trainee that is transcended with time and or experience. Add a bit of human nature and some will try to lord it over you as something they have already done and are somehow better then you. That said time, experience, mileage what ever one calls it has some value but its value is never greater then having a good and caring heart and striving to live in an honorable manner regardless of how high up the ladder one climbs in society.

dave

Answer 2

no, but it is sexist if used to describe all first year university men and women